Research Updates

Volume 1 - 2012

Number 1 The effect of passive immunity to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and an extended lactation period on piglet immune developmentNumber 2Number 3 Swine breeding herd monitoring for influenza virus after mass vaccinationNumber 4 Epidemiological study of air filtration systems for preventing PRRSV infection in large sow herdsNumber 5 Economic study of air filtration systems for preventing PRRSV infections in large sow herds Number 6 PRRS incidence/prevalence pilot studyNumber 7 Time to produce PRRSv-negative pigs from infected breeding sites Number 8 Genes expressed by pathogenic and non-pathogenic Lawsonia intracellularis isolates Number 9 Detection of large genetic diversity of porcine group B rotavirus strains in the United States, resulting in a modified classification proposal for G genotypes Number 10 The effect of PRRSV infection on the expression of the antibody repertoire Number 11 Detection of Airborne Influenza A virus in experimentally infected pigs with maternally derived antibodies

Volume 2 - 2013

Number 1 Effect of PRRSV aerosols particle size on air filtration efficiency Number 2 Early detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in live pigs: Comparison of current methods Number 3 Comparison of production losses between whole herd exposure programs to control PRRSv Number 4 Association of herd-closure practices with PRRSv-elimination from breeding herds Number 5 Indirect transmission of influenza A virus Number 6 Swine influenza virus risk factors in growing pigsNumber 7 Farrowing room transmission of PCV2 from sows to pigletsNumber 8 Detection and quantification of influenza A virus in environmental samples

Volume 3 - 2014

Number 1 Antigenic drift of H1N1 influenza A virus in pigs with and without passive immunityNumber 2 PRRS incidence/prevalence studyNumber 3 Is PED virus airborne and infectious?Number 4 Effect of EPI technology on decreasing PRRS, influenza and PED viruses in aerosols from experimentally infected pigsNumber 5 A third Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, United StatesSDEC Filtration Fact Sheet by Dr. Peter RaynorSee also his presentation on Aerobiology and the Principles of Air FiltrationNumber 6 Quantification of the impact of swine diseases in growing pig production: Influenza, PRRS and PEDNumber 7 Application of Filter Standards to Evaluate Used Filters against PRRSV

Volume 4 - 2015

Number 1 Evaluation of the dynamics of PEDv infection in terms of shedding and seroconversion of weaned pigs under field conditions